Straub 1872 Lager

“I need some comparators. Goldencrisp, Steg, Lager, Hoponius Union, ?”

I have no idea what Goldencrisp is. Hoponius Union is an India Pale Lager, which is a very tasty beer but nothing like a CAP. I have already compared Yuengling Lager in my OP. I have not had a Stegmaier in many, many, many years.

There are some beers that are marketed as Pre-Prohibition Lagers: Brooklyn Lager and Batch 19 for example. None of those beers taste like CAP beers to me; they taste like modern day American Amber Lagers to me.

Another beer which is marketed as being a Pre-Prohibition Lager is Victory Throwback Lager. IMHO, that beer is not a CAP; it tastes like a modern day AAL to me.

I think you posted about an Iron Hill beer called Cabbage Hill Pilsner? That beer is listed as being “retired” on BA.

I can’t think of any other commercial beer that is comparable (i.e., a genuine CAP beer) to Straub 1872 Lager.

Another aspect that I want to highlight is that the beer you have is likely a bit old/tired right now? My case had a bottled on date of 9/27/13 which means that my few remaining beers are now about 4 months (120 days) old. When it comes to American Adjunct Lagers I tend to view AB’s best by timeframe of 110 days as the ‘gold standard’ for a best by timeframe. My beers are now a few days past that timeframe.

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I personally bought a case but within the case there are four 6-packs so they should be available by the 6-pack from 'bottle' shops.

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P.S. This beer was a Fall 2013 seasonal so it may be hard(er) to locate.

 

I personally agree that it tastes more like a Vienna Lager (or what I term American Amber Lager). In some ‘advertising’ they like to play up the Pre-Prohibition aspect of this beer:

“Brooklyn Brewery’s first offering, a traditional, pre-prohibition lager reminiscent of the beer style brewed in Brooklyn before World War One”

I suppose to be more precise in this discussion we need to recognize there were multiple types of lagers brewed in the US prior to Prohibition. So, Brooklyn Lager can be a Pre-Prohibition Lager which is of the Vienna Lager style.

Based upon my readings the dominant (as in majority by beer volume) style of lager brewed in the US prior to Prohibition was what is called a Classic American Pilsner (CAP) today. Needless to say but the term Classic American Pilsner would be meaningless to a beer drinkers of circa 1900.

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